Cuff-holder.



Pat 'ented Nov. 20, I900, I

Nob 662,|97.

.1. a. KIRCHHOFER.

CUFF HOLDER, (Application filed July 9, 1900.)

(No Model.)

W/ TNE SSE S UNITED TATES JOEL G. KIRCHHOFER,

CUFF-H OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS;

OLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 662,197, dated. November 20, 1906.

Application filed July 9, 1900.

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Be it known that I, JOEL G. KIROHHOFER, a citizen of the United States, residing at- Ohicago, in the county of Cook, in the State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gulf-Holders; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this speciflca= tion.

My invention relates to improvements in cuff-holders.

The object of my present invention is to provide a cheap, simple, and economical device for firmly and conveniently securing the cuffs to the coat-sleeve instead of to the shirtsleeve for the purpose of insuring a proper adjustment of the cuffs relative to the coatsleeves under all conditions of use.

My improvement consists of a pair of pivoted spring-pressed jaws adapted for an interlocking engagement at their rear ends to hold the jaws temporarily open and provided upon their lower face with a pivoted tongue or holding device for securing my improvement to the outer face of the cuffs.

In the accompanying drawings of my invention similar reference-numerals indicate like parts throughout the several views, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention in position on the cuff, partly broken away, and showing the buttonhole in which the holding device is secured. Fig. 2 is a plan view of my improvement with the jaws closed and showing in dotted outline the relative position of the jaws when they are open and also shows in dotted outline the cuffholder tongue extended. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan of the same with the jaws shown in their open position and in dotted outline in their closed position. Fig. 4 is a side View of the same, broken away in part to show the actuating coil-spring. Fig. 5 is a front end View of the same with the jaws open, showing the coil-spring and the lateral guide for the movable jaw. Fig. 6 is a bottom plan broken away to show a lateral flange on the fixed jaw,

Serial No. 22,908. (No model.)

which prevents all danger of cutting the cuff in use.

Myimprovementis preferablystamped,cut, or pressed from sheet metal in three parts or piecesviz, the two jaws with their integral interlocking parts and the pivoted fasteningtongue hereinafter described.

The jaw l is provided upon both its upper and lower sides with the apertured ears 2 and 3, respectively, in which a pin 4: is secured, on which is arranged a coil-spring 5, having its free ends bearing against the opposite inner-faces of the two coacting jaws, respectively, whereby the holding-jaws are held open against the tension of the said spring. The rear end of the jaw l is provided with an integral looped spring 6, Figs. 2 and 3, having upon its free end a hook '7, adapted to form a holding engagement with the interlocking end of the other jaw when the jaws are held open. The apertured ear 3 has a forwardly-extended lateral lug 8, which is interposed between the cuff and the jaw 9 to prevent any wearing or tearing contact with the cuff in the lateral movement of the said jaw 9. The said ear 3 is also provided with a downwardly-bent and forwardly-extended lug 10, to whose forward end is pivoted a plate 11, which serves to secure the device firmly upon the cuff 12 in the manner hereinafter described. The said cooperating jaw 9 has a pair of apertured ears 13 and 14, through which the said pivot-pin 4 passes, and has upon its rear end a hook 15, adapted to form a holding engagement with the said hook 7, Fig. 3. The jaw 1 is also provided upon its forward lower edge with a longitudinal inwardly-turned flange 16, Fig. 6, constituting an extension of the adjacent ear 3, and is designed to prevent all danger of tearing the adjacent surface of the cuff in use. The said jaws are of course provided upon their lower forward ends with a series of interlocking teeth, as shown in Fig. 5, adapted to seize and hold to the coat-sleeve lining.

While my device may be made of any suitable sheet metal, it is preferably made of aluminium.

The manner of employing my improvement thus described is obvious and, briefly stated, is as follows: To place my invention in positogether until the said hooks 7 and 15 engage,

thereby firmly holding the jaws apart until a portion of the coat-sleeve lining, which is of course loose and pliable, is inserted between the said jaws, after which the jawsare sprung together by a slight pressure on the springloop 6, thereby disengaging the said hooks '7 and 15. The cuff will now be firmly and securely held at any desired adjustment relatixe to the coat-sleeve which is desired.

Obviously the mere form of the spring-engaging ends of the said jaws is immaterial and can be variously modified, and the lower edge of both of the said jaws maybe provided with an inturned longitudinal flange 16, if desired, for the purpose above specified.

Having thus described my invention, what I desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a'cuif-holder the combination of two spring-pressed pivotally-united cooperating holding-jaws normally closed having upon their forward end a series of teeth, and upon their rear ends, pair of spring-hooks adapted for an interlocking engagement for the purpose of holding the said jaws temporarily open; and means for securing the said holder in position on the cuff.

2. A cufi-iholder consisting of a pair of spring-pressed jaws pivotally united and normally closed, having upon their lower edges a lateral flange adapted to avoid a wearing contact with the cud, and provided upon their rear end with spring-hooks adapted for an interlocking engagement to hold the said jaws temporarily open; and means for securing the holder in position.

3. The combination in a cuif-holder of a pair of spring-pressed jaws pivotally connected and normally closed, one of said jaws being provided upon the lower edge of its forward end with a longitudinal flange for the purpose specified, and also provided with a guiding-flange arranged between the lower edge ofthe other jaw or movable jaw and the adjacent face of the cuff.

Signed by me at Chicago, county of Cook,

State of Illinois, this th day of June, A. D. 1900.

JOEL G. KIROHHO'FER. Witnesses:

KATE O. MOSER, ELLA A. TRUMBULL. 

